New study says increased solar and wind power can be added to the grid, reducing CO2Green.Blorge Share The National Renewable Energy Laboratory just completed a study that says that more wind and solar power can be added to the current grid with less infrastructure cost than previously thought. Increasing the amount of solar and wind power to 35 percent of the grid's electricity by 2017 will need some changes in standard operating procedures but not the huge costs initially anticipated.More

Solar installers urging Pennsylvania legislature to vote for alternative energy legislationMarketWatch Share Companies striving to build a stronger solar energy industry throughout Pennsylvania are converging on Harrisburg to persuade lawmakers to pass House Bill 2405
by sharing personal stories and demonstrating the role that tax incentives and state grants are playing in creating new, sustainable, good-paying jobs and helping homeowners and businesses better control their electricity costs.More

The future of residential solar energyRenewable Energy
World Share Watching the residential solar energy market for the past year, David Belden often wondered where it was heading. Who will emerge as the dominant players? Will the panel manufacturers ultimately control the industry or will those on the leasing and finance side? How will rebates look in years to come?
Will the federal and local governments continue to support residential solar energy?More

FlexLink SystemsFor more than 25 years, FlexLink has provided production logistics solutions to worldwide assembly and manufacturing industries. Our deep knowledge of material and information flow management solutions in the solar industry,
allows FlexLink to leverage efficiency in production and provide gentle and clean handling of cells, modules, and inverters.more

France's Total invests in US solar power startupBloomberg Businessweek Share French oil and gas company Total SA said it has increased its investment in solar energy by acquiring an ownership stake in a U.S. startup firm AE Polysilicon Corp. Total has a 25.4 percent stake in AE Polysilicon, which makes technology to produce polysilicon used in photovoltaic panels that convert energy from the sun.More

Solar Power gets $32 million for manufacturing, solar farmSustainable Business Oregon Share Solar Power Inc. has been allocated an additional $32 million in tax-exempt bonds that will enable the Roseville, Calif., company to finance the renovation
of a local manufacturing plant and a 16-megawatt solar farm in north Sacramento County. The funds -- approved by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee -- brings the company's total recovery zone facility bond allocation to $56.7 million.More

Pennsylvania hands out 1,000th rebate under $100 million solar programBrighter Energy Share The State of Pennsylvania has given out its 1,000th rebate under its PA Sunshine Solar Rebate Program just over a year after the scheme began. The 1,000th
check was presented by the state's Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger to Montgomery County resident Sally Kauffman.More

Heyco Products, Inc.As
"The First Name in Wire Protection" products and so much more, we consistently provide our solar customers with products and services that continuously meet or exceed their expectations.MORE

Solar energy takes to the seaForbes Share Robert Dane, then working as a country doctor in Australia, was watching a race of solar-powered vessels in Sydney Harbor in 1997 when one of them ran into difficulty due to strong winds. "I thought, 'How could you make a solar boat and a (wind-powered) sailing boat that's also seaworthy?'" Dane's search for an answer led to the founding of Solar Sailor, a company he set up in 1999 in part with support from the Australian
government.More

Europe energizedThe New York Times Share With toxic black ooze spreading throughout the Gulf of Mexico, it may be time for the Obama administration to think seriously about national energy policy. It could learn plenty by looking across the Atlantic.More

Ohio Assembly passes renewable energy tax reform billBrighter Energy Share Ohio is close to reforming its property tax laws to dramatically cut the costs of developing renewable energy projects in the state. A vote by the state's House of Representatives -- and a final
clearance from the Senate -- passed a bill that is now expected to become law before the summer recess.More

High schooler launches solar panel installation in Thousand OaksThe Los Angeles Times Share Apparently undistracted by normal teenage concerns, Westlake High School senior Adam Raudonis has helped set up a 6.3-kilowatt solar installation at his school. The 18-year old, who raised $5,900 through grants, fundraisers, coin drives, Earth Day activities and recycling, will reveal the system at the Thousand Oaks campus. The panels will help offset 270,000 pounds of carbon dioxide over their 25-year lifespan while saving the
school $40,000.More